The sun., 1887-05-12
DOMESTIC HINTS.

To remove paint and putty from win.
dow-glass. put sutiicient saleratus into
hot water to make strong solution,
and with this saturate the paint or putty
which adheres to the glass. Let it re-
main until nearly dry. then rub off with
woollen cloth.
Never be alarmed If living insect
enters tho ear. Pouring warm water
into the canal will drown it. when it
will generally come to the surface and
can be easily removed by the fingers.
A few putfs of tobacco smoke blown
into the ear will stupefy the insect.
Ordinary carriage varnish is a good
cement for broken china, and if the
pieces are joined neatly, the fracture
will hardly be perceptible.
After the dust has been beaten out OF
carpets, they may be frightened by
scattering over them corn meal mixed
with salt, in equal proportions, and
then sweeping it Oft
Never meddle with the ear if foreign
body, such as bead, button or seed,
enters it; leave it absolutely alone, but
have physician attend to it. More
damage has beer done by injudicous
attemps at the extraction of foreign
body than could ever come from its
| presence in the ear.
When cleaning stove, if small
quantity of sugar is put into the stove
backing it will not burn off so quickly.
To make calicoes wash we'll, infuse
three gills of salt in four quarts of boil
ing water and put the calicoes in while
hot, and leave them till cold. In this
way the colors are rendered permanent
and will not fade by subsequent wash
ings.
If the wall about the stove has been
smoked by the stove, cover the black
spots with gum-shellac and they will
not strike through either paint or cal
Gimme.
For cleaning brasses belonging to
mahogany furniture, use either pow
llered whiting or scraped rotton-stone,
mixed with sweet oil, and rub on with
a chamois skin.
To preserve carpets against the raw
ages of the buffalo moth or carpet
worm the following process is RECON-
mendcd: Add three tablespoonfuls of
Of turpentine to three quarts of pure
cold water; in this mixture steep a
sponge, then squeeze it about two
thirds dry and pass it carefully over
each breadth separately and in all the
corners. AS often as the water be-
comes soiled take fresh supply. 1t
will cleanse the carpet, besides acting
as disinfectant and moth destroyer.
Women while sewing should never
eut thread with their teeth, rs by so do
ing they injure the enamel, and in a
little while the teeth decay. sa
1t is said that the lustre of old pict-
ure frames may be restored by wash
ing the gliding in warm water in which
an onion has been boiled (after dust
ing the frame with brush), drying
quickly with soft rags.
1t is claimed that holding a shovel
ful of hot Goals over vanished furni-
ture will take out spots and stains.
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incl.
If the broom is wearing away un-
evenly, place its bottom part in boiling
water for a moment or two, shake out
as dry as possible, tie a string around
It to improve its shape, finish drying in
the sun or near the stove. When dry,
trim off the ends that are uneaven.
Whsk brooms may be similarly treat
I'd.
A small quantity of vinegar added to
The water in which pink or green cali
Goes are rinsed will brighten them.
Soda is used for the same purpose for
blue or purple. ..
To clean tins, making them look al
most as nice as new, was in hot soap
suds, dip dampened cloth in fine, sift.
ed coal ashes, scour well, then polisl
with dry ashes.
A mixture to erase grease spots
Equal parts of strong ammonia water,
ether and alcohol for valuable cleaning
compound. Pass a piece of blottine
paper under the grease spot, moisten
sponge first with water, to render i
greedy then with the mixture, ant
rub with it the spot. In a moment i
will be dissolved, saponified and alb
sorbed by the sponge and blotter.
When dusting a room always use .
small paint brush for the cracks ant
crevices.
Wet the hands in vinegar an
camphor after having them in soap
water; it kills alkali and keeps ther
soft, es.@eH N
i A good remedy for burns, and on
that is generally at hand, is q past